Monday September 3, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, September 3, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     83  55  2.86  139  40  31  1284  1066  466  408  110  395  806
St. Louis       70  68  3.27  138  38  32  1249  1194  526  454   87  407  736
New York        64  73  3.41  137  41  28  1240  1156  520  470  107  409  847
Cincinnati      83  55  3.42  138  34  37  1248  1186  528  474  104  439  637
San Francisco   77  59  3.61  136  30  36  1220  1210  562  489  114  393  636
Houston         71  69  3.61  140  38  23  1263  1186  555  506   93  492  786
Chicago         65  71  3.73  136  22  35  1219  1237  560  505  118  358  770
Pittsburgh      67  67  3.80  134  24  33  1197  1173  581  505   89  462  691
Montreal        66  70  3.83  136  23  34  1213  1139  603  516  113  580  725
Philadelphia    63  75  3.97  138  45  18  1232  1199  596  544  119  544  809
San Diego       48  88  4.22  136  29  17  1200  1232  655  563  127  471  696
Atlanta         66  73  4.29  140  28  33  1259  1257  679  600  122  502  700

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       15   8  1.71  29  29  15   0   3  242  174   52   46   18   50  205
Don Sutton (LA)       16   8  2.20  28  28  12   0   3  225  168   62   55   17   47  173
Wayne Twitchell (PHI) 13   7  2.53  31  25  10   0   5  206  161   65   58   13   89  156
Mike Marshall (MON)   11   8  2.64  76   0   0  27   0  143  126   51   42    8   60  102
Dave Roberts (HOU)    14   9  2.71  33  30  10   0   5  206  219   73   62   11   52   93
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   12  13  2.73  30  30   6   0   2  211  202   78   64   14   51  162
Bob Gibson (STL)      11  10  2.81  24  24  13   0   1  189  154   70   59   12   54  140
A. Messersmith (LA)   11  10  2.82  30  30   8   0   3  224  180   85   70   23   72  157
Nelson Briles (PIT)   12  12  2.85  28  28   7   0   1  196  172   75   62   17   45   80
Steve Renko (MON)     12   9  2.88  29  28   8   1   0  209  162   80   67   25   87  141

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Kelley             0   1  2.84   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    5    4    0    7    5
Phil Niekro           13   7  3.40  37  25   9   4   1  212  186   91   80   19   81  115
Gary Gentry            4   6  3.43  16  14   3   1   0   87   74   37   33    7   35   42
Roric Harrison         9   4  3.70  31  17   3   5   0  141  118   66   58   12   85  106
Carl Morton           11  10  3.77  33  32   6   0   2  212  216  106   89   14   66   98
Ron Schueler           7   7  4.01  34  15   3   2   1  146  134   75   65   19   50  104
Danny Frisella         1   2  4.20  42   0   0   8   0   45   40   27   21    5   23   27
Ron Reed               4  11  4.41  20  19   2   1   0  116  133   71   57    7   31   64
Tom House              3   2  4.70  46   0   0   4   0   61   52   33   32   12   28   35
Pat Dobson             3   7  4.99  12  10   1   0   1   58   73   33   32    1   19   23
Gary Neibauer          2   1  5.50  11   1   0   0   0   18   16   13   11    2   13    7
Joe Niekro             1   2  5.54   9   0   0   1   0   13   14    8    8    1    4    5
Max Leon               2   2  6.17  10   1   1   0   0   23   25   17   16    6    8   15
Joe Hoerner            2   2  6.39  20   0   0   2   0   13   17    9    9    1    4   10
Adrian Devine          2   3  6.98  22   1   0   4   0   30   43   24   23    6   12   13
Jim Panther            2   3  7.63  23   0   0   0   0   31   45   26   26    3    9    8
Jimmy Freeman          0   2  7.71  13   5   0   1   0   37   50   33   32    7   25   20
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  9.82   5   0   0   0   0    4    8    5    4    0    2    3

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Burris             1   1  2.36  26   1   0   0   0   50   47   14   13    2   23   43
Bob Locker             8   5  2.52  48   0   0  13   0   89   79   32   25    5   29   61
Rick Reuschel         12  13  2.73  30  30   6   0   2  211  202   78   64   14   51  162
Bill Bonham            5   4  3.42  37  12   1   6   0  118  102   49   45    9   49  100
Burt Hooton           11  13  3.78  35  28   7   0   1  195  198   89   82   10   64  112
Fergie Jenkins        12  13  3.95  32  32   7   0   2  230  227  112  101   32   44  145
Jack Aker              4   5  4.35  44   0   0  12   0   60   71   31   29    8   20   25
Milt Pappas            6  11  4.48  27  26   1   0   1  147  176   77   73   20   40   44
Larry Gura             2   4  4.82  20   7   0   0   0   62   74   37   33   10   10   41
Mike Paul              0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    3    2
Dave LaRoche           4   1  6.10  41   0   0   4   0   49   50   34   33    7   24   32
Juan Pizarro           0   1 11.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    5    5    1    1    3

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pedro Borbon           7   4  2.19  68   0   0  11   0  107  121   30   26    2   31   53
Fred Norman           10   5  2.89  18  18   6   0   3  131  103   47   42   13   56   79
Ross Grimsley         13   8  2.99  32  31   8   1   1  211  211   78   70   18   60   72
Jack Billingham       17   8  3.01  34  34  14   0   7  248  217   95   83   13   83  123
Don Gullett           16   8  3.47  39  24   5   2   2  189  165   77   73   18   52  116
Gary Nolan             0   1  3.48   2   2   0   0   0   10    6    4    4    1    7    3
Tom Hall               7   4  3.54  44   7   0   8   0   94   68   40   37   11   42   87
Roger Nelson           3   2  3.81  11   8   1   0   0   50   49   25   21    4   21   13
Clay Carroll           6   8  4.11  43   5   0  13   0   81  101   46   37    4   28   38
Dave Tomlin            0   1  4.38  13   0   0   1   0   25   19   12   12    4   14   16
Ed Sprague             1   3  5.12  28   0   0   1   0   39   35   22   22    3   22   19
Jim McGlothlin         3   3  6.68  24   9   0   0   0   63   91   52   47   13   23   18

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Roberts          14   9  2.71  33  30  10   0   5  206  219   73   62   11   52   93
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  2.84   9   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    1    6    2
J.R. Richard           5   1  2.97  14   9   2   0   1   64   44   26   21    2   32   67
Don Wilson             9  15  3.22  32  30   9   1   3  218  170   86   78   18   83  132
Larry Dierker          1   1  3.38  12   3   0   0   0   24   22   10    9    3    9   14
Jerry Reuss           15  10  3.38  35  34  11   0   3  240  222   96   90   12   98  151
Ken Forsch             9  10  3.92  41  26   5   3   0  195  191   92   85   18   68  144
Jim Crawford           2   4  4.32  46   0   0   6   0   67   63   37   32    6   31   52
Jim Ray                6   4  4.55  38   0   0   6   0   65   60   34   33    5   37   24
Fred Gladding          2   0  4.60  16   0   0   1   0   16   18    8    8    4    4    9
Tom Griffin            1   5  4.60  20   7   1   0   0   61   49   34   31    6   31   48
Juan Pizarro           2   2  4.64  13   1   0   0   0   21   23   11   11    1    8   10
Jim York               3   4  4.74  39   0   0   6   0   49   63   26   26    4   19   22
Cecil Upshaw           1   3  5.34  28   0   0   0   0   30   34   20   18    2   14   18

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Sutton            16   8  2.20  28  28  12   0   3  225  168   62   55   17   47  173
Pete Richert           3   2  2.59  37   0   0   7   0   49   39   14   14    5   18   29
Andy Messersmith      11  10  2.82  30  30   8   0   3  224  180   85   70   23   72  157
Jim Brewer             6   7  2.85  52   0   0  18   0   66   54   22   21    8   23   51
Tommy John            12   7  2.96  31  26   4   0   2  185  168   72   61   12   40   94
George Culver          4   4  3.00  28   0   0   2   0   42   45   15   14    4   21   23
Claude Osteen         16   7  3.00  29  29  11   0   3  216  195   80   72   18   55   78
Charlie Hough          2   2  3.09  27   0   0   2   0   47   29   18   16    2   31   47
Al Downing             9   7  3.16  26  24   5   0   2  171  132   73   60   14   60  101
Doug Rau               4   1  3.64  26   2   0   2   0   54   51   22   22    5   26   45
Greg Heydeman          0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1
Eddie Solomon          0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    2
Geoff Zahn             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    1    1    5

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Rogers           6   3  1.19  10  10   5   0   3   83   53   13   11    3   28   41
Mike Marshall         11   8  2.64  76   0   0  27   0  143  126   51   42    8   60  102
Steve Renko           12   9  2.88  29  28   8   1   0  209  162   80   67   25   87  141
Pat Jarvis             2   1  3.29  27   0   0   0   0   38   36   21   14    6   16   19
Tom Walker             6   5  3.59  49   0   0   4   0   83   84   48   33    7   40   62
Ernie McAnally         7   7  3.97  24  22   4   0   0  136  152   77   60   12   48   63
Mike Torrez            9  11  4.37  31  30   3   0   1  185  186  101   90   15  103   77
Balor Moore            7  14  4.39  28  27   3   0   1  156  131   83   76   15   97  138
Joe Gilbert            1   2  4.97  21   0   0   1   0   29   30   18   16    1   19   17
John Strohmayer        0   1  5.19  17   3   0   0   0   35   34   20   20    4   22   15
Mickey Scott           1   2  5.40  20   0   0   0   0   23   26   14   14    3    9   11
Craig Caskey           0   0  5.73   4   1   0   0   0   11   12    7    7    2    3    3
Bill Stoneman          4   7  7.30  25  15   0   1   0   81  107   70   66   12   48   36

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver            15   8  1.71  29  29  15   0   3  242  174   52   46   18   50  205
George Stone           9   3  2.86  23  16   2   1   0  126  126   47   40   13   29   69
Jerry Koosman         12  14  2.93  29  29  11   0   3  221  200   78   72   12   57  125
Jon Matlack           11  15  3.45  29  29  12   0   2  206  186   86   79   15   84  167
Harry Parker           7   3  3.62  32   9   0   5   0   82   70   37   33    6   31   54
Ray Sadecki            3   3  3.63  24   9   1   0   0   97   98   42   39   10   30   71
Buzz Capra             2   7  4.06  21   0   0   3   0   38   30   17   17    3   26   33
Tug McGraw             2   6  5.05  46   2   0  15   0   87   86   51   49   11   45   54
Jim McAndrew           3   8  5.29  22  12   0   1   0   78  106   58   46    8   30   38
Phil Hennigan          0   4  6.23  30   0   0   3   0   43   50   30   30    6   16   22
John Strohmayer        0   0  8.10   7   0   0   0   0   10   13   10    9    2    4    5
Craig Swan             0   1  8.31   1   1   0   0   0    4    9    5    4    1    2    2
Tommy Moore            0   1 10.80   3   1   0   0   0    3    6    5    4    1    3    1
Hank Webb              0   0 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    1    2    1

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Diorio             0   0  0.77  11   0   0   0   0   12   11    1    1    1    4    7
Mac Scarce             0   5  2.06  40   0   0  10   0   52   35   16   12    3   40   47
Wayne Twitchell       13   7  2.53  31  25  10   0   5  206  161   65   58   13   89  156
Ken Brett             12   7  3.50  26  20  10   0   1  172  159   74   67   18   65   94
Dick Ruthven           6   9  3.72  22  20   3   1   1  119  108   57   49    9   64   87
Steve Carlton         11  17  4.03  35  35  15   0   3  254  255  131  114   29  102  199
George Culver          2   0  4.05   6   0   0   0   0    7    9    3    3    0    4    3
Mike Wallace           1   1  4.63  11   3   1   0   0   23   26   13   12    1   13   15
Darrell Brandon        1   4  4.88  29   0   0   2   0   48   43   27   26    3   19   22
Jim Lonborg           12  11  4.93  32  24   5   0   0  168  185   95   92   22   66   92
Barry Lersch           2   6  4.93  35   2   0   1   0   80   91   45   44    9   24   46
Bill Wilson            1   3  5.44  42   0   0   4   0   45   44   30   27    6   27   24
Dick Selma             1   1  5.63   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    5    5    1    5    4
Larry Christenson      1   4  6.55  10   9   1   0   0   34   53   25   25    3   20   11
Dave Wallace           0   0 22.09   4   0   0   0   0    4   13    9    9    1    2    2

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Kison            0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    0    0    0    4    3
Dave Giusti            9   2  1.69  53   0   0  16   0   75   58   19   14    7   26   51
Ramon Hernandez        4   4  2.54  48   0   0   6   0   71   57   23   20    5   22   49
Nelson Briles         12  12  2.85  28  28   7   0   1  196  172   75   62   17   45   80
Jim Rooker             7   4  2.97  35  12   4   5   3  124  104   46   41    8   44   99
Dock Ellis            11  13  3.11  26  26   3   0   1  180  166   80   62    6   52  113
John Morlan            2   1  3.38   7   6   1   0   0   37   37   14   14    3   20   20
Bob Moose              9  11  3.73  26  25   6   0   3  166  185   75   69   11   56   97
Bob Johnson            3   1  3.82  39   2   0   3   0   78   83   37   33    9   27   54
Luke Walker            7  10  4.33  30  18   2   1   1  116  119   68   56    8   60   70
John Lamb              0   1  5.02  19   0   0   2   0   29   32   20   16    2    8    9
Tom Dettore            0   1  5.96  12   1   0   0   0   23   33   19   15    1   14   13
Jim McKee              0   0  7.00  10   0   0   0   0   18   24   16   14    2   11    7
Steve Blass            3   7 10.40  20  15   1   0   0   77   99   89   89   10   73   26

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Snook            0   1  2.91  13   0   0   0   0   22   15   10    7    3   14   12
Randy Jones            4   4  3.03  14  13   5   0   1   98   93   41   33   10   24   51
Bill Greif             7  15  3.27  31  26   7   1   3  162  142   72   59   17   51   95
Mike Caldwell          5  14  3.81  43  13   3   7   1  132  128   71   56    7   49   73
Vicente Romo           2   2  3.84  45   1   0   7   0   80   78   39   34   11   40   47
Bob Miller             0   0  4.11  18   0   0   0   0   31   29   18   14    4   12   15
Fred Norman            1   7  4.26  12  11   1   0   0   74   72   35   35    9   29   49
Rich Troedson          6   5  4.45  45  13   1   1   0  117  131   61   58    6   44   59
Mike Corkins           5   7  4.77  38  10   2   1   0  104  112   71   55   11   58   69
Clay Kirby             7  16  4.89  29  26   4   0   2  155  174   99   84   22   55  106
Steve Arlin            9  13  5.03  30  23   6   0   3  159  177   94   89   22   66   85
Gary Ross              2   4  5.29  48   0   0   0   0   66   81   44   39    5   29   35

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don McMahon            2   0  1.74  14   0   0   4   0   21   15    4    4    0    4   14
Randy Moffitt          4   3  2.49  49   0   0  13   0   83   76   26   23    6   26   46
Elias Sosa             9   2  2.93  59   1   0  14   0   89   79   32   29    7   32   59
Ron Bryant            20   9  3.03  34  32   8   0   0  232  202   94   78   15   97  120
Tom Bradley           12  11  3.56  28  28   6   0   1  192  175   86   76   20   59  114
Juan Marichal         10  11  3.59  29  27   8   0   2  180  195   87   72   21   31   78
Jim Barr              10  14  3.68  34  27   7   2   2  196  195   86   80   22   36   70
John D'Acquisto        0   0  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    0    6    5
Don Carrithers         1   2  4.50  17   3   0   0   0   46   52   30   23    1   25   29
Sam McDowell           1   2  4.50  18   3   0   3   0   40   45   23   20    4   29   35
Jim Willoughby         4   5  4.77  30  12   1   0   1  104  123   61   55   16   32   48
Charlie Williams       3   0  6.65  12   2   0   0   0   23   32   19   17    2    7   11
John Morris            1   0  8.53   7   0   0   0   0    6   12    8    6    0    3    3
Dave Kingman           0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    4    0    6    4

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            2   1  1.83  32   0   0   3   0   44   35   11    9    0   16   39
Orlando Pena           3   3  2.15  34   0   0   5   0   46   49   13   11    2   11   28
Ed Sprague             0   0  2.25   8   0   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    4    2
Bob Gibson            11  10  2.81  24  24  13   0   1  189  154   70   59   12   54  140
Diego Segui            6   6  2.84  56   0   0  16   0   82   67   30   26    5   41   78
Alan Foster           11   7  3.07  29  23   6   0   2  164  155   64   56   13   54   86
Reggie Cleveland      13   7  3.08  27  27   5   0   2  190  188   78   65   12   49  108
Mike Nagy              0   1  3.10   5   4   0   0   0   29   31   12   10    1    8   10
Rick Wise             13  10  3.35  29  29  11   0   4  215  223   96   80   14   47  111
Rich Folkers           4   4  3.43  31   8   1   3   0   76   71   30   29    9   26   39
Tom Murphy             3   6  3.83  16  12   2   0   0   80   79   35   34    5   21   37
Eddie Fisher           1   1  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    1    1
Wayne Granger          2   4  4.24  33   0   0   5   0   47   50   29   22    3   21   14
John Andrews           0   1  4.73  10   0   0   0   0   13   10    8    7    2   10    4
Scipio Spinks          1   5  4.89   8   8   0   0   0   39   39   25   21    4   25   25
Al Santorini           0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0    8   14    5    5    1    2    2
Jim Bibby              0   2  9.56   6   3   0   0   0   16   19   17   17    2   17   12

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Bryant (SF)           20
  J. Billingham (CIN)      17
  D. Gullett (CIN)         16
  C. Osteen (LA)           16
  D. Sutton (LA)           16
  J. Reuss (HOU)           15
  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  D. Roberts (HOU)         14
  R. Cleveland (STL)       13
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        13

Losses:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         17
  C. Kirby (SD)            16
  B. Greif (SD)            15
  J. Matlack (NY)          15
  D. Wilson (HOU)          15
  J. Barr (SF)             14
  M. Caldwell (SD)         14
  J. Koosman (NY)          14
  B. Moore (MON)           14
  S. Arlin (SD)            13

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         15
  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  J. Billingham (CIN)      14
  B. Gibson (STL)          13
  J. Matlack (NY)          12
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  J. Koosman (NY)          11
  C. Osteen (LA)           11
  J. Reuss (HOU)           11
  R. Wise (STL)            11

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MON)        27
  J. Brewer (LA)           18
  D. Giusti (PIT)          16
  D. Segui (STL)           16
  T. McGraw (NY)           15
  E. Sosa (SF)             14
  C. Carroll (CIN)         13
  B. Locker (CHI)          13
  R. Moffitt (SF)          13
  J. Aker (CHI)            12

Shutouts:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       7
  D. Roberts (HOU)          5
  W. Twitchell (PHI)        5
  R. Wise (STL)             4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  B. Greif (SD)             3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  A. Messersmith (LA)       3
  B. Moose (PIT)            3

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      254.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)   248.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        242.0
  J. Reuss (HOU)        240.0
  R. Bryant (SF)        231.2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      230.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        224.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)   223.2
  J. Koosman (NY)       221.1
  D. Wilson (HOU)       218.1

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        255
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        227
  R. Wise (STL)           223
  J. Reuss (HOU)          222
  D. Roberts (HOU)        219
  J. Billingham (CIN)     217
  C. Morton (ATL)         216
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       211
  R. Bryant (SF)          202
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       202

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        131
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        112
  C. Morton (ATL)         106
  M. Torrez (MON)         101
  C. Kirby (SD)            99
  J. Reuss (HOU)           96
  R. Wise (STL)            96
  J. Billingham (CIN)      95
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         95
  S. Arlin (SD)            94

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         32
  S. Carlton (PHI)         29
  S. Renko (MON)           25
  A. Messersmith (LA)      23
  S. Arlin (SD)            22
  J. Barr (SF)             22
  C. Kirby (SD)            22
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         22
  F. Norman (CIN)          22
  J. Marichal (SF)         21

Walks:

  M. Torrez (MON)         103
  S. Carlton (PHI)        102
  J. Reuss (HOU)           98
  R. Bryant (SF)           97
  B. Moore (MON)           97
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       89
  S. Renko (MON)           87
  R. Harrison (ATL)        85
  F. Norman (CIN)          85
  J. Matlack (NY)          84

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          205
  S. Carlton (PHI)        199
  D. Sutton (LA)          173
  J. Matlack (NY)         167
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       162
  A. Messersmith (LA)     157
  W. Twitchell (PHI)      156
  J. Reuss (HOU)          151
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        145
  K. Forsch (HOU)         144


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